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Microgrids on Department of Defense Installations: Energy Policy's Impact on National Security
(2019-12)Energy policy serves as a key component to national security. How the United States protects its military’s access to dependable electricity is important to ensure that servicemembers are trained, equipment functions, and ... -
Passive Cooling Potential of a Suite of Retrofits for Older Los Angeles Housing with Significance for Policy
(2019-12)Four retrofits to older housing are examined: cool roofs, window overhangs, window films and shade trees. The potential of these measures to lower the temperature inside homes in Los Angeles is evaluated through literature ... -
The People Versus Conventional Energy: The Transition to Come
(2019-12)The past decade has seen growth in the spread of knowledge throughout the world about the dangers of climate change. The majority of the scientific community is in agreement that humans due to burning of fossil fuels have ... -
A POLICY PAPER ON OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY AS A NET POSITIVE FOR THE TOURISM INDUSTRY OF NEW JERSEY
(2020-05)As offshore wind becomes more economically viable off the east coast of the United States, the push to develop this resource becomes greater in order to decrease our carbon dioxide emissions. In many coastal states and in ... -
Potential Marine Renewable Energy Research and Development Opportunities at Pacific Marine Energy Center
(2017-12)This capstone project is closely aligned with the professional goals of the author as an engineer within the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Water Power Technology Office (WPTO). The WPTO has two primary branches, conventional ... -
Quantifying Changes in Retail Electricity Rates Resulting from a Microgrid Deployment
(2017-12)Understanding how a proposed microgrid would affect customers is critical to deciding whether to deploy such a system and this paper seeks to assess how a microgrid deployment would affect retail electricity rates for ... -
The Relationship Between Low Carbon Policy and Low Carbon Employee Behavior
(2020-05)Many businesses are choosing to go green with the hope of instilling social responsibility within the culture of their employees. Studies have shown various benefits for both the employee and the organization implementing ... -
The Relationship Between Renewable Energy Manufacturers and Host Communities
(2018-04)As public opinion increasingly favors renewable energy, we must consider the communities that manufacture and dispose of materials related to renewable energy. The future will always be dependent on people receiving accurate ... -
Retraining Programs for Coal Workers in Transition: Lessons from Appalachia
(2018-04)The use of coal for energy in the United States is being pushed to historic lows for a number of reasons, including the ascent of natural gas as the fuel of choice, technological advancements, environmental regulations, ... -
Risk Management for the Impacts of Coronal Mass Ejections, Electromagnetic Pulse Threats and Climate-Related Weather Events on Power Cables Supporting the Potential of Offshore Wind Energy Off of the Northern East Coast of the United States
(2020-12)The offshore wind industry is in the midst of its technology breakthrough phase, as humankind has experienced recently in other technology breakthroughs such as the internet and the smart phone. Wind turbine capability ... -
Santa Rosa City Schools Sustainability Management Plan
(2020-05)The Santa Rosa City Schools Sustainability Management Plan intends to identify areas for improvement within school district operations through a utility management approach. This is accomplished by identifying ways in which ... -
Significant Concern about Climate and Health Among Montana Public and Environmental Health Professionals
(2019-12)A survey of Montana public and environmental health professionals conducted during September and October 2019 revealed that these health professionals not only largely accept climate change but also have significant concerns ... -
Storage Policy for High Integration of Renewable Energy on the Electricity Grid
(2019-05)This paper will look the role energy storage plays as the country moves towards high integration of renewable energy on the electricity grid. We highlight energy storage technologies, emissions results of storage deployment, ... -
Strategies for Improving Thermal and Electric Energy Efficiency in the Vietnamese Cement Industry
(2020-05)Cement production is one of the main engines for economic growth in Vietnam. Over the past few years, Vietnam has emerged from being an importer of cement to one of the top ten cement producers in the world. In 2018, the ... -
Using 2012 State Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Annual Payroll Data to Understand United States Sector Emissions
(2017-12)The completion of this paper is an excellent summation of my time in the EPC program. I came into the program hoping to compliment my work at the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, which revolves around the implementation of a federal ... -
Using Market-Based Tools to Achieve Meaningful Carbon Emissions Reductions in the United States
(2017-05)Carbon emissions are directly and unequivocally linked to anthropogenic climate change. Reducing carbon emissions will mitigate the effects of anthropogenic climate change, which include immediate and sustained harm to ... -
The Utility's Transformation to a Smart City Platform Provider
(2018-05)The concept of Smart Cities is pervasive when contemplating emerging energy trends and opportunities. And increasingly, large cities and municipalities are moving forward with sustainability objectives which are decidedly ... -
Utility-Scale Fixed-Tilt PV vs. Single-Axis Tracker PV: Nems Projections to 2050
(2018-04)The main purpose of this National Energy Modeling System (NEMS) project was to investigate the cost and performance tradeoffs of utility-scale solar PV through modeling variations in fixed-tilt and single-axis tracker ... -
Utility-Scale Solar Construction: Best Practices for Reducing Costs and Ensuring Environmental Compliance
(2019-12)The environmental benefits of solar power are well known as an energy source that emits minimal greenhouse gases during operation, but there are environmental risks to address during and after construction that cannot be ... -
The Utilization of Informal Financing to Accelerate Off-Grid Energy Adoption in Kenya's Rural Areas
(2020-05)The research paper provides a literature review and analysis on the role of informal financing in the adoption of renewable off-grid technologies and the electrification of Kenya’s rural areas. The country is facing a ...